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Worth Repeating: Overheard: Bilingual and Disfluent: A Unique Treatment Challenge

March 14, 2013

15 March 2013, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

[Source: ASHA Leader] In November 2012, bilingual fluency expert Garth Foote chatted with participants during an ASHA online conference on fluency. The Leader was listening. Bahaa Sudqui Moh’d Abdeljawad: In your lecture, I understood that we treat the language that bothers the…...

March 13, 2013

15 March 2013, Autism, Newsletter, SPD

[Source: ARS Technica] You stand in a dirt field under a beautiful blue sky. A few meters away, a group of kids are shrieking and playing happily on a jungle gym. As you walk forward, though, you notice the kids are actually…...

March 13, 2013

15 March 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Newly released findings from Bradley Hospital published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry have found that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect the brain activity of children and adults differently. In the study, titled…...

March 13, 2013

15 March 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children as young as 3 years old know when they are not sure about a decision, and can use that uncertainty to guide decision making, according to new research from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University…...

March 12, 2013

News, Newsletter, PT, TBI

[Source Science Daily] A single concussion may cause lasting structural damage to the brain, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. “This is the first study that shows brain areas undergo measurable volume loss after concussion,” said Yvonne…...

March 11, 2013

15 March 2013, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Exercise may play a key role in helping children cope with stressful situations, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). When they are exposed to everyday stressors,…...

March 11, 2013

15 March 2013, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy via Your Therapy Source] The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published research on the writing forces associated with four pencil grasp patterns in 74 children in grade 4.The students completed a handwriting assessment before and…...

March 11, 2013

15 March 2013, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

Thank you to Barbara Smith of the Recycling OT for this week’s activity! Spring is a great time of year for egg-themed crafts regardless of your religion or location on this planet. Children love eggs and birth……. Some of the common crafts…...

March 7, 2013

Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: I had the privilege to meet Ruth Morgan of Chapel Hills Snippets this past fall at ASHA. She is such a lovely person, and a blessing to the field. Her wonderful blog has definitely risen in my estimation as one…...

March 7, 2013

8 March 2012, Newsletter

Before you know it will be graduation day for many of the student clinicians that follow this blog. We have gotten terrific feedback on our Career Guide for pediatric therapists, and thought it was a great time of year to share with…...